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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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